On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 08:59:16 -0400, "Gary"
wrote:

For the past what seems like months I have been working on a small
cabinet/nightstand for SWMBO. You know how it goes, " To build YOUR
cabinet, I'll need those raised panel bits and that dovetail jig and that
router and spindle sander,..." LOL

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I an so disappointed it this mess. I had a really nice cabinet in the works
that I was proud of and now its a ****ty brown mess. I have no idea of how
to remedy this mess other than paint it white and stick it in my garage.

Good news, Gary, you need another tool! Try out the others'
suggestions first, but if you find you need/want to strip to to have
another go at finishing it, try out a cabinet scraper (the vertias
ones from Lee Valley work really nicely, or you can just make one out
of whatever spring steel you may happen to have)- sandpaper is likely
to gum up on you badly when getting off a finish, but if you scrape it
first, it'll be a lot easier on you. You've got a lot of time into
the piece, don't give up on it- you'll learn more by fixing it than
you ever will by painting.